Publications by authors named "Ritika Kumar"

Photorespiratory serine hydroxymethyltransferases (SHMTs) are important enzymes of cellular one-carbon metabolism. In this study, we investigated the potential role of SHMT6 in Arabidopsis thaliana. We found that SHMT6 is localized in the nucleus and expressed in different tissues during development.

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Aims: Among genetically at-risk first-degree relatives (FDRs) of probands with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the ability to detect changes in left ventricular (LV) mechanics with normal LV size and ejection fraction (LVEF) remains incompletely explored. We sought to define a pre-DCM phenotype among at-risk FDRs, including those with variants of uncertain significance (VUSs), using echocardiographic measures of cardiac mechanics.

Methods And Results: LV structure and function, including speckle-tracking analysis for LV global longitudinal strain (GLS), were evaluated in 124 FDRs (65% female; median age 44.

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Background: Exercise is often recommended for cancer patients. However, for advanced cancer palliative care patients, it is unclear whether exercise, as a lifestyle intervention, is beneficial for palliative outcomes.

Aim: To examine randomized controlled trials assessing the effectiveness of lifestyle exercise interventions on palliative outcomes in patients with advanced stage cancer.

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